George Martin (Gaelic footballer)
This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages)
|
George Martin (1877-1934) was a Gaelic footballer and a founder of the Ulster GAA, the northern branch of the Gaelic Athletic Association.
Martin was born in Belfast and attended St Mary's School in Divis Street. He qualified as a solicitor and practiced initially in Dublin before returning to Belfast where he established a reputation in bankruptcy cases.[1]
While at school, he joined the Tír na nÓg GAA club and quickly became involved in organisational issues. In 1903, he was elected the first president of the Ulster GAA.[1] In 1904 he was elected secretary. In the same year he was elected treasurer of Antrim GAA, in 1908 vice-chairman and in 1909 chairman. He also served on the Central Council of the GAA.[2]
The Ulster GAA placed a commemorative plaque on his grave in Milltown Cemetery in 2009, during its 125-year celebrations.[1]
References
- Articles needing additional references from July 2021
- All articles needing additional references
- Articles with topics of unclear notability from July 2021
- All articles with topics of unclear notability
- Sport articles with topics of unclear notability
- Articles with multiple maintenance issues
- Articles with short description
- Short description matches Wikidata
- Use dmy dates from August 2022
- Use Hiberno-English from August 2022
- All Wikipedia articles written in Hiberno-English
- 1877 births
- 1934 deaths
- Antrim County Board administrators
- Antrim inter-county Gaelic footballers
- Secretaries of county boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association
- Sportspeople from Belfast
- Ulster Provincial Council administrators